79R3331 DWS-D


By:  Hopson                                                       H.B. No. 1244



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to specialty license plates for classic travel trailers.             
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, 
is amended by adding Section 504.5011 to read as follows:
	Sec. 504.5011.  CLASSIC TRAVEL TRAILERS.  (a) In this 
section, "travel trailer" has the meaning assigned by Section 
502.166.
	(b)  The department shall issue specialty license plates for 
a travel trailer that is at least 25 years old.  The license plates 
must include the words "Classic Travel Trailer" or a similar 
designation.
	(c)  A person eligible for the license plates may instead use 
license plates that were issued by this state in the same year as 
the model year of the travel trailer and are approved by the 
department.  The department may require the attachment of a 
registration insignia to the license plate in a manner that does not 
affect the display of information originally on the license plate.
	(d)  The fee for issuance or approval of license plates under 
this section is $15.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.